Number of deaths among adolescents in AMR
AMR: Number of deaths among adolescents was 21,189 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths among adolescents in AMR, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
AMR recorded 21,189 for number of deaths among adolescents in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths among adolescents in AMR peaked at 32,224 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 20,960, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths among adolescents in AMR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31,899 | — |
| 1991 | 31,441 | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 31,031 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 30,655 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 30,267 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 29,844 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 29,374 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 28,872 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 30,153 | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 27,903 | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 27,488 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 27,209 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 26,726 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 26,348 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 26,223 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 25,690 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 25,125 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 24,730 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 24,344 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 23,971 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 32,224 | +34.4% |
| 2011 | 23,279 | -27.8% |
| 2012 | 22,675 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 22,271 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 21,902 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 21,576 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 21,347 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 21,403 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 21,254 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 20,985 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 20,960 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 21,252 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 21,107 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 21,252 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 21,189 | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths among adolescents in AMR changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +34.4% | 23,971 | 32,224 |
| 2011 | -27.8% | 32,224 | 23,279 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,144 | 27,903 | 31,899 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,785 | 23,971 | 27,488 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,892 | 20,985 | 32,224 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,152 | 20,960 | 21,252 | 5 |
Countries ranked near AMR
- 10 Tanzania 6,128 compare
- 11 Sudan 5,921 compare
- 12 Uganda 5,785 compare
- 13 Madagascar 5,526 compare
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 5,514 compare
- 15 Cameroon 5,356 compare
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More health data for AMR
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 24,640 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 385 (2025)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 10.91 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 12.64 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 58.54 (2023)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 1.08 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 15,663 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 42.21 (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 141.92 (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 22.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths among adolescents in AMR?
- Number of deaths among adolescents in AMR was 21,189 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths among adolescents recorded in AMR?
- The highest recorded value was 32,224 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of deaths among adolescents recorded in AMR?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,960 in 2020.
- How does AMR rank for number of deaths among adolescents?
- AMR ranks 13th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths among adolescents rising or falling in AMR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this AMR data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths among adolescents (10 to 19 years of age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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